Curtain-fixture.



F. A. NEWTON. CURTAIN FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED APR.'16,190B.

witnesses Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. NEWTON, 0F BALTIMORE MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO CLARENCE M. KEMP, 0]? BA MARYLAND.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE:

Specification of Letters Patent.-

Application filed April 16, 1908. Serial No. 427,386.

Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have in- I vented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to curtain fixtures, and has for its primary object the provision of an improved device of this character so constructed as to serve the double purpose of a curtain guide and stop and a curtain bracket.

A further-object of .the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be placed either on the inner or outer face of the window frame and which can be readily adjusted -so as to accommodate different widths of curtains.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of my device, showing the same as applied to a curtain, Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the form of device shown in Fig. 1, Fi 4 is a perspective view of a slightly di erent form of combined guide and bracket. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a form of guide adapted for use on the inside of a window frame. i

Referring to the drawings in detail'l represents the usual window frame and 2 the ordinary form of roller, on which is wound a shade or curtain 3, provided at its lower end with a shade stick 4, as is common in such devices.

The form of fixture shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is preferably stamped from sheet metal, and bent into the configuration shown. It comprises a flat body portion 5, adapted to be secured to the window frame as at 6, and provided at its upper end with an upstanding portion 7, extending substantially at right angles to the plane of the portion 5, and constituting a supporting bracket. A notch 9, is formed in the portion 7 near its end, for the reception of the pintle 8 of the curtain roller.

At its lower end the. fixture comprises a widened portion 10, and a lip 11, bent over as at 12, and extending parallel to the portion 10. The parallel, spaced men1bers 1O and 11 are provided with outwardly flared ends 13, between which the edge of the curtain is adapted to slide. The lower flared ends 13 serve to receive the curtain stick when it is in the position shown in Fig. 2 and thus act as a stop to limit the movement thereof, and the upper flared ends are for' the purpose of presenting guiding surfaces close to the edge of the curtain, and preventing same from becoming worn or frayed.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the same'general form of fixture comprising a combined guide and bracket, but constructed of a single piece of wire, instead of sheet metal. As clearly shown in this figure, the wire 14 is bent-backwardly at each end 15, then outwardly as at 16, to form a pair of loops 16 and thence back arallel to itself. From this point, one end 11 of the wire extends backwardly and terminates in an eyelet 19, while the other end 18 of the wire. is similarly bent, so as to cross the end 17 but is extended upwardly as at 22, bent into a loop or eyelet 23, extended farther to form a portion 24, projecting at right angles to the plane of the eyelet, and finally is so bent as to form a supporting notch or bracket 25, at its end, to receive the pintle of the shade roller.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a construction Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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of guide which is adapted to be applied to the inside of the window frame 1. form of guide has the same arrangement of crossed supporting arms 17 and 18 and is substantially similar in all respects to that shown in Fig. 4, except that the arm 18, instead of being extended asat 22, terminates in'an eyelet 20, corresponding to the eyelet 19, formed on the arm 17 It will be evident that the only other difference between the two guides shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is that the eyelets 19 and 20 of Fig. 5 lie in a plane at right angles .to the eyelets 19 This and 23 of Fig. 4, and hence are adapted to shown in Fig. 4 or Fig. 5, since the above described adjustment can be readily made .in either case.

The lower flared ends 15 of Fig. 4:, and 13 of Fig. 3 serve a particularly serviceable purpose, as they engage the shade stick fixed in the lower edge of the shade at a point inward from the end of the stick, Where the stick and fabric are better able to stand the stopping efiect, which is a shock, and the farther this point is removed from the ends of the stick, the less harm to the fabric and the stitching will result.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an extremely simple and efficient device which can be easily and quickly applied in any desired position, and it is thought the numerous advantages of my invention will be readily appreciated by those experienced in such matters.

What I claim is 1. A curtain fixture comprising a body and spaced, parallel members having outwardly flaring ends, said embers constituting a shade guide, and a supporting bracket formed integral therewith, said bracket pro- 'jecting substantially at-right angles to the plane of the body of the fixture and having formed therein a bearing adapted to support the pintl e of the shade roller.

2. A curtaln guide comprising spaced,

parallel, members, and a pair of resilient,

crossed arms supporting the same, said arms being provided with outwardly turned feet,-

4. A curta-ln guide comprising spaced members, between which the curtain is adapted to slide and a pair of freely movable arms supporting the same and adapted to be secured to a window frame, said arms being so arranged that, by varying the distance between their ends, the distance of.

such members from the window frame will be correspondingly varied.

In testimony whereof I my hand in presence of twosubscribing FRANK A. NEWTON.

- witnesses.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. HENKUs, W. P. DUFFY.

have hereunto set 

